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Astros News
- It was another rout in Arlington last night, which makes me wonder how the Astros ever got swept by this team back in May (Astros.com)
- Though there was some bad news yesterday as Framber Valdez was scratched due to a cut on his pitching hand (Houston Chronicle, $$$)
- It looks like he’ll be back in the rotation on Monday though, according to Dusty Baker (Twitter - Mark Berman)
- Correa mashed his 130th career homer last night, which moved him into 7th place for most homers by a shortstop in their first 7 seasons (Twitter - StatsCentre)
Around the League
- Here’s a quick update on who has clinched and who’s waiting in the wings as we head towards to the postseason (ESPN)
- Will Corbin Burnes become the first pitcher to claim the sabermetric triple crown for his position? (The Ringer)
- The Cardinals have roared back into the postseason hunt, and here’s how they did it (MLB.com)
- It looks like Starling Marte will lead MLB in batting average, but won’t qualify for the batting title (MLB.com)
- Shohei Ohtani won’t be pitching for the rest of the season, which is pretty much over for the Angels anyways, as he battles arm soreness (MLB Trade Rumors)
- On top of that, it’s unofficially official that Mike Trout won’t be returning this season either (Sporting News)